Now (Black Uhuru album)

Now is a studio album by Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru. It was released in 1990 through Rhino Records. The album peaked at number 121 on the US Billboard 200 chart, number 2 on the World Albums chart, and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording at 33rd Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

Now
Studio album by Black Uhuru
Released	1990
Studio	The Mixing Lab (Kingston, Jamaica) Channel One (Kingston, Jamaica)
Genre	Reggae
Length	44:28
Label	Mesa Recordings Rhino Records
Producer	Terry Rindal (exec.) Black Uhuru (also exec.) Tony "Asha" Brissett
Black Uhuru chronology
Live In New York City (1988) Now (1990) Iron Storm (1991)
Singles from Now
"Reggae Rock" Released: 1990 "Take Head" Released: 1990 "Now" Released: 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heathen"	3:37
2.	"Peace and Love"	4:00
3.	"Army Band"	4:20
4.	"Take Heed"	5:01
5.	"Reggae Rock"	4:27
6.	"Thinking About You"	4:51
7.	"Imposter"	5:08
8.	"Freedom Fighter"	3:55
9.	"Word Sound"	3:58
10.	"Hey Joe"	5:10
Total length:		44:28

Notes

• Track 10 is a cover of "Hey Joe", written by Billy Roberts and performed by Jimi Hendrix.[3]

Personnel

• Derrick Simpson – lead vocals, composer
• Ived "Sen-C" Campbell – backing vocals
• Frank Stepanek – lead guitar
• Leebert "Gibby" Morrison – bass (tracks: 1-4, 7-9)
• Christopher Meridith – bass (tracks: 5, 10)
• Wrong Devon – bass (track 6)
• Noel Davis – piano
• Marcus "Rangatan" Smith – drums (tracks: 1-4, 7-9)
• Anthony Brissett – piano, keyboards, drums (tracks: 5, 10), producer
• Sydney Wolfe – percussion
• Christopher "Sky Juice" Blake – percussion
• Terry Rindal – executive producer, producer
• Steven J. C. Stanley – engineering
• David Rowe – engineering
• Antoine Salassie – engineering
• Collin "Bulby" York – assistant engineering
• Lynford "Fatta" Marshall – assistant engineering
• George Nauful – coordinator
• Kathleen Cascone – art direction & design
• Benjamin Groeper – photography
• Conley Major – photography

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Billboard 200[4]	121
scope="row"	US World Albums (Billboard)[5]	2

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Now – Black Uhuru". Allmusic. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
2. "Black Uhuru". Grammys. May 14, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
3. "Hey Joe by Black Uhuru on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
4. "Black Uhuru Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
5. "Black Uhuru Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard.

External links

Black Uhuru – Now at Discogs (list of releases)